Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX)
The fund invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. small-sized growth companies. BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO" or the "Adviser") defines small-sized companies as those, at the time of purchase, with market capitalizations up to the largest market cap stock in the Russell 2000 Growth Index at reconstitution, or companies with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion, whichever is larger.
Fund Info
US0682782091
068278209
Dec 30, 1994
$2,000
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BGRFX has a high expense ratio of 1.29%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX) returned -6.16% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.96% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BGRFX returned 1.32% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
BGRFX
-6.16%
3.05%
-19.32%
-10.96%
2.41%
1.32%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BGRFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.09% | -3.05% | -3.31% | -5.40% | 3.66% | -6.16% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.86% | 2.23% | 2.28% | -10.05% | 1.84% | 0.12% | 6.06% | 3.02% | 1.65% | -3.09% | 6.60% | -15.57% | -6.31% |
| 2023 | 9.15% | -0.81% | -0.41% | 0.33% | -2.52% | 4.95% | 3.24% | -2.65% | -4.22% | -6.04% | 8.58% | 3.55% | 12.55% |
| 2022 | -12.60% | -1.83% | 0.94% | -9.67% | -2.91% | -7.36% | 11.38% | -5.36% | -6.71% | 11.71% | 6.77% | -11.35% | -26.83% |
| 2021 | -2.12% | 4.18% | -1.08% | 6.59% | -1.68% | 2.80% | 2.72% | 3.93% | -3.00% | 7.26% | -11.75% | 4.31% | 11.11% |
| 2020 | 3.27% | -6.30% | -19.75% | 12.84% | 10.51% | 2.16% | 7.51% | 5.03% | -1.81% | -1.77% | 10.01% | 6.72% | 26.47% |
| 2019 | 10.71% | 7.31% | 2.35% | 6.01% | -4.86% | 6.04% | 0.83% | -0.36% | -1.21% | 2.94% | 0.87% | 0.83% | 35.13% |
| 2018 | 5.08% | -3.92% | 1.43% | 0.42% | 5.03% | 2.34% | 3.03% | 7.16% | -2.31% | -10.52% | -3.56% | -12.14% | -9.61% |
| 2017 | 2.20% | 5.69% | 2.15% | 4.02% | 1.42% | 0.46% | 1.80% | -1.27% | 2.65% | 3.01% | -8.25% | -0.24% | 13.75% |
| 2016 | -6.71% | 0.42% | 7.01% | 0.98% | 1.88% | 0.43% | 3.28% | 2.08% | -2.77% | -4.72% | -6.97% | -0.02% | -5.90% |
| 2015 | -0.93% | 3.95% | 1.64% | -2.52% | 1.14% | 0.24% | 1.16% | -7.05% | -2.92% | 4.21% | 0.08% | -11.18% | -12.52% |
| 2014 | -3.69% | 5.72% | -1.60% | -2.92% | -0.27% | 3.83% | -4.87% | 4.74% | -2.99% | 4.07% | 2.10% | -3.47% | -0.14% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BGRFX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Baron Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Baron Growth Fund was 58.19%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 523 trading sessions.
The current Baron Growth Fund drawdown is 33.93%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.19% | Oct 11, 2007 | 353 | Mar 9, 2009 | 523 | Apr 4, 2011 | 876 |
| -41.14% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 107 | Aug 24, 2020 | 130 |
| -40.69% | Nov 8, 2021 | 857 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -37.23% | Apr 6, 1998 | 134 | Oct 8, 1998 | 127 | Apr 5, 1999 | 261 |
| -30.4% | Sep 5, 2018 | 77 | Dec 24, 2018 | 147 | Jul 26, 2019 | 224 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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